Was this one of those shell companies?

please do not a-salt me for my sense of humor

Hope they have butter luck next time!

What bunch of goobers.

Good. We're STILL seeing recalls coming in because of these losers.

on one hand, i'm sorry for all the innocent people that are losing their jobs.

On the other hand, what did the executives of this company expect? They knowingly shipped products with a potentially lethal disease in it. They should be strung up by their thumbs.

I'm in favor of a corporate death penalty. Companies can certainly sell products that some consider unsafe -- hang gliders, dirt bikes, whatever -- but they shouldn't be able to deliberately sell products that are more dangerous than their customers expect.

If someone with a peanut allergy dies because they gobbled peanuts, that's one thing. If someone dies because the peanuts are knowingly contaminated, then the company should be dismantled and sold off.

Looks like they won't have another payday.

Wasn't this the company that had the plant in texas get shut down due to dead rodents/birds in the air ducts. Good riddence.

SilentStrider: On the other hand, what did the executives of this company expect? They knowingly shipped products with a potentially lethal disease in it. They should be strung up by their thumbs.

How about by their nuts?

Or is that cruel?
And unusual?

Shouldn't that be LEGUMES instead?

I hope they choke on a nut.

GWC would be so proud.

The list of recalled products is something like 2000 long, isn't it? Did not one single one of those companies think to do an independent plant inspection? What happened to due diligence?

They don't have a legume to stand on.

Doesn't bankruptcy protect them from lawsuits?

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: Did not one single one of those companies think to do an independent plant inspection? What happened to due diligence?

They were WAY too high to do that.

They need this guy to bring them out of bankruptcy...

/You're gonna love his nuts

Is this a euphemism for 'Charles Schultz is dead'?

My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

deebee230: Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: Did not one single one of those companies think to do an independent plant inspection? What happened to due diligence?

They were WAY too high to do that.

Yeah. I mean, plant inspections are what the FDA is for.

So when's the lynch mob going to go after the FDA?

It's a smoke screen. Someone needs to arrest those executives before they have a chance to flee the country. Purposefully shipping products that they knew were tainted with a lethal virus, that is murder or at least manslaughter.

pedanticmofo: My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

You're not one of the Algonquin Round Table folks are you?

/i laughed at your post

Well I guess the Jelly Corporation of America is soon to follow.

The only thing left to do is run the CEO through the peanut to peanut butter process.

pedanticmofo: My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

yeah, because potentially developing reiter's syndrome is so super farking funny.

bingethinker: Was this one of those shell companies?

please do not a-salt me for my sense of humor

That's packed full of unsalted WIN.

But honestly, FTFA: The government is working on a criminal investigation.

Can we not jail these people? It appears that even Madoff is still under "house arrest." The evidence is overwhelming, and these people have the means to flee the country. Jail time is appropriate before the trial.

Maudite: It's a smoke screen. Someone needs to arrest those executives before they have a chance to flee the country. Purposefully shipping products that they knew were tainted with a lethal virus, that is murder or at least manslaughter.

Tobacco companies do this every day.

/I swear I know the difference.
//Just wanted to stir the ire of pro-tobacco people.

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: The list of recalled products is something like 2000 long, isn't it? Did not one single one of those companies think to do an independent plant inspection? What happened to due diligence?

Testing is an expensive process. Part of the assumptions of the single supplier/many customers models is that the supplier sells a product within a set of contract requirements. Usually, "Will not kill my downstream customers" is considered a given.

These executives thought otherwise. Their assets should be spread to the four corners.

A man walks into a bar - he sits down and orders a drink. The barman gives him his drink, accompanied by a bowl of peanuts. To his surprise, a voice comes from the peanut bowl. "You look great tonight!" it said, "You really look fantastic... and that aftershave is just wonderful!"

The man is obviously a little confused, but tries to ignore it. Realizing he has no cigarettes he wanders over to the cigarette machine. After inserting his money, another voice emits from the machine. "You're a TOTAL JERK... And you STINK... Do you know, you're almost AS UGLY AS YOUR MOTHER!"

By now, the man is extremely perplexed. He turns to the barman for an explanation. "Ah yes sir," the barman responds, "The peanuts are complimentary, but the cigarette machine is out of order."

/ peanut joke

Is the reply negative or affirmative?

I wonder how much they paid the executives in bonuses in the last two weeks

Rakishi: Doesn't bankruptcy protect them from lawsuits?

Indeed it does.

Scumbags...

Call Congress for a bailout.

They need to die

thereadlines: bingethinker: Was this one of those shell companies?

please do not a-salt me for my sense of humor

That's packed full of unsalted WIN.

But honestly, FTFA: The government is working on a criminal investigation.

Can we not jail these people? It appears that even Madoff is still under "house arrest." The evidence is overwhelming, and these people have the means to flee the country. Jail time is appropriate before the trial.

The FDA, because it didn't have enough inspectors, hired Georgia state employees to inspect plants for them. It's those Georgia inspectors who should be first to go to prison. They had no interest in keeping those plants spewing out tainted food except good old bribery.

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: / peanut joke

I don't know what I was expecting when I started reading that, but I feel dirty for that loud burst of laughter I let loose in my house.

runslothrun: pedanticmofo: My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

yeah, because potentially developing reiter's syndrome is so super farking funny.

It is when he's your sister's idiot husband.

You know who else likes nuts?

pedanticmofo: runslothrun: pedanticmofo: My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

yeah, because potentially developing reiter's syndrome is so super farking funny.

It is when he's your sister's idiot husband.

a poop thread is a glorious thing. and this is as close as we can get to one.

Okay, now come the bean counters, while these execs gets roasted, and their assets are freeze dried.

pedanticmofo: runslothrun: pedanticmofo: My sister's husband got salmonella poisoning from some tainted peanut butter. He was puking and squirting out diarrhea for three straight days. It was hilarious.

yeah, because potentially developing reiter's syndrome is so super farking funny.

It is when he's your sister's idiot husband.

sorry, reiter's syndrome is about 1% non-curable within 6 months and is never lethal. i was really reaching there :)

/has plenty of in-laws
//would like to see most of them crap themselves silly
///i'm a terrible troll

I wonder how many government officials got free rides on Peanut Corporation of America's private jet?

pedanticmofo: deebee230: Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: Did not one single one of those companies think to do an independent plant inspection? What happened to due diligence?

They were WAY too high to do that.

Yeah. I mean, plant inspections are what the FDA is for.

So when's the lynch mob going to go after the FDA?

Bush hamstrung the FDA and the USDA, cutting funding for inspections across the board. It was a big payback to his corporate supporters.

NPR did a great story on the beef industry and the constraints that were enacted on inspectors in meat processing plants. Basically, via the definition of contamination, there would have to be a huge fibrous turd sitting on top of the piece of meat in order for the production line to be stopped, otherwise the inspector could be fired for stopping the line.

My wife and I now try to only buy locally processed meat, so we know where it is being produced.

If you think the current system is designed to protect your interests as a consumer, then you have been asleep for some time.

cman: Rakishi: Doesn't bankruptcy protect them from lawsuits?

Indeed it does.

Wouldn't it just protect them against financial or debt related lawsuits?

/completely ignorant on bankruptcy laws

Maudite: It's a smoke screen. Someone needs to arrest those executives before they have a chance to flee the country. Purposefully shipping products that they knew were tainted with a lethal virus, that is murder or at least manslaughter.

Salmonella (new window) isn't a virus.

/The more you know
/ Fark Snark™

iaazathot: If you think the current system is designed to protect your interests as a consumer, then you have been asleep for some time.

Since at least 1906 when The Jungle (new window) was published.

RandomNed: Maudite: It's a smoke screen. Someone needs to arrest those executives before they have a chance to flee the country. Purposefully shipping products that they knew were tainted with a lethal virus, that is murder or at least manslaughter.

Salmonella (new window) isn't a virus.

/The more you know
/ Fark Snark™

Pshaw. Next thing you're going to tell me is that it doesn't come from salmon. Those peanut guys have some explaining to do about how they got fish in my peanut butter.

pedanticmofo: RandomNed: Maudite: It's a smoke screen. Someone needs to arrest those executives before they have a chance to flee the country. Purposefully shipping products that they knew were tainted with a lethal virus, that is murder or at least manslaughter.

Salmonella (new window) isn't a virus.

/The more you know
/ Fark Snark™

Pshaw. Next thing you're going to tell me is that it doesn't come from salmon. Those peanut guys have some explaining to do about how they got fish in my peanut butter.

Why, surely Sherman my dear boy, you've heard of....Reese's Pisces.